Growing your business

When it comes to getting customers to stick around, Todd Eby knows what
it takes. This self-described “anti-consultant” launched in 2016 to help
small businesses get big results. Now, after nearly 25 years in the
customer success space, Todd has plen...

I’m one of the proud leaders of this amazing gathering place for
entrepreneurs. But before this, a few years back, I was deep in the
trenches of self-employment, just like you. In 2005, after hearing my
pregnant friends complain about their impossibl...

I have used QB online in the past for inventory management (wholesale
company). However, I now run my own business as a property developer.
Any help with how I found log purchase/sale of properties from an
auction, also how to log expenses against it...

I have been a small business owner in the past. It failed. I work for
"the man" and love it, but want to take another chance at being my own
boss. The question I have is: How do you find your inspiration to
continue to be your own boss? Pop your tips...

When you think back on your life, what milestones stand out as moments
when you “pivoted” and deliberately chose to move in a new or unexpected
direction? Maybe your pivot was inspired by something personal -- you
got married, had a baby, moved to a ...

I’m one of the proud leaders of this amazing gathering place for
entrepreneurs. But before this, a few years back, I was deep in the
trenches of self-employment, just like you. In 2005, after hearing my
pregnant friends complain about their impossibl...

When it comes to getting customers to stick around, Todd Eby knows what
it takes. This self-described “anti-consultant” launched in 2016 to help
small businesses get big results. Now, after nearly 25 years in the
customer success space, Todd has plen...

Thanks to Ringo Starr, we all know we’ll get by with a little help from
our friends. People who work for themselves know in order to “get by”
(and more!), they need help from certain key, essential friends—also
known as employees. Hiring your first e...

If your business model involves selling a product of any kind, you know
how important it is to have a great working relationship with a reliable
supplier. Sure, you need customers to buy what you’re selling. But in
order to have a product they can pu...

Hi all, Just thought I would share this with all the community members
on here in case you had missed it. QuickBooks have recently released a
competition to win a grant worth £5000 to boost your business. They will
pair you with another sole trader o...

We're each here because we're among a self-selected group of people who
dare to go for it on our own. What are you itching to learn about with
and from other small business owners and self-employed professionals?
What's on *your* mind? Let's start th...

Hello fellow Community members! Right now I am sitting on a Jet Blue
flight headed to New York for the Accounting and Finance Show being held
at the Javits Center, and wanted to see if anyone else will be going and
would like to meet up? This event m...

Name: Pascal Depuhl Business: Photography by Depuhl Founded: 1993 Pascal
Dephul is a photographer and videographer, but his professional title is
“Chief Mindchanger”. This is because he believes we all have a moral and
professional obligation to give...

May was the month of imagery! Sometimes appropriate imagery is all you
need to get your message across whilst gaining recognition and
increasing custom to your business. They say that a picture is worth a
thousand words… Have you considered if you’re...

Many small business owners have found success by establishing themselves
as the face of their brand. When putting your business forward, are you
front and centre? Do you distinguish between your personal brand and
your business brand?

Name: Edna Wilson Business: Wilson Marketing & PR Founded: 2015 After
years of helping organisations with their public communications, Edna
Wilson was ready to strike out on her own. As a marketing professional,
she had plenty of industry experience....

You may already have read our checklist for making sure your business is
ready for customers. Now we’re focusing on ensuring you get the most out
of your very first clients. Here are 4 ways you can kick-start your
business just by making your custome...

Hello All... I need a little guidance? Advice? Real time experiences? I
am a small, yet growing, freight brokerage office started in 10/17. I
have a constant need to know how we are doing? Are we growing? When can
I give myself a raise? I am a report...

The next time you feel inspired to do something nice for someone,
consider directing that impulse toward your employees - it will make
them better workers, according to a recent study. Employees at a Spanish
company were randomly assigned the roles o...

Name: Nick Leffler Business: Exprance Founded: 2014 Nick Leffler is no
stranger to the side-gig. Whether he was in school studying web design
or employed full-time at companies offering Internet communications and
digital marketing services, for year...

You know that working for yourself means doing whatever it takes for
your business. And given the non-stop, all-in nature of the job, the
idea of one day selling what you’ve worked so hard to build may seem
strange. Yet seasoned entrepreneur and busi...

You’ve heard the saying, ‘If you build it, they will come’. And it’s
true—the time and effort you spend getting your business ready for its
launch is critical to building a following of happy, loyal customers. So
here are five tips to remember when b...

Maybe you’ve already read our checklist for getting ready for customers.
But now you’re looking for ideas on how to really get your customer base
growing. Here are 4 tried-and-tested ways the QB Community has grown
their businesses. Give something aw...